Yung Lan
The Working Songwriter
Joe Pug
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Our guest this week on the Working Songwriter originally hails from Virginia, but made his bones in the bustling hip-hop scene of Atlanta. Yung Lan began producing tracks on his laptop as a novice with no ties to the formal music business. Signing a modest publishing deal got him in the room with some hip hop luminaries, and he seized the opportunity. His first success came when one of his songs made it onto Fetty Wap's self-titled album, which went platinum. He has since gone on to work with Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Kevin Gates, and many others.
Yung Lan's work on Morgan Wallen's song "Cowgirls" won him a BMI Country Award. All told, his songs placed with different artists have amassed over 6 billion streams and he's contributed to 30 albums with RIAA certifications. I got a chance to catch up with Yung Lan a few months back to hear about his musical journey so far.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi and welcome to the working songwriter. The show where today's best songwriters come to talk shop. I'm your host, Joe Pug. |
| 0:21.9 | Each episode here, we host a distinguished guest, and we ask them to go deep on their |
| 0:27.3 | inspiration, on their process, on the general ups and downs of making a life in music. |
| 0:32.6 | So, whether you're a grizzled veteran still protesting about acid rain in the Amazon during your late career Grammy's nomination, or else a scrappy upstart, simply hoping that your latest album will be nominated for an award at your local American Legion. |
| 0:50.0 | This is your show, because ultimately it is what every writer seeks most, an ironclad excuse |
| 0:55.6 | to put off actually writing. |
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